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Cost per bead:

13.6 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

8mm round (spherical) with 3 facets.

Colors/description:

Translucent medium blue with a semi-opaque bronze coating on the non-faceted portions of the beads.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.  However, the beads are fire-polished and many (if not most) of the facets are not perfectly flat and smooth.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

These beads look different to my eyes than they do in the picture.  First of all, my camera didn't capture the shade of blue correctly.  I tried to alter the color in my photo-editing program, but I couldn't get it quite right (though I got close).  Also, the beads look more lavender than the picture indicates.  For some reason, the bronze coatings that the Czech manufacturers use create pink reflections inside the beads.  That pink mixes with the blue, creating lavender reflections that are very pretty.  Frankly, I think the actual beads are more attractive than the picture makes them look.